Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/galъka

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Related or derived from *galъ (“dark, murky”) +‎ *-ъka, possible of onomatopoeic nature.

Noun

*galъka f

bird from the daw family

Alternative forms

*gala
*galica

Inflection

Declension of *galъka (hard a-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*galъka	*galъcě	*galъky
Accusative	*galъkǫ	*galъcě	*galъky
Genitive	*galъky	*galъku	*galъkъ
Locative	*galъcě	*galъku	galъkasъ, galъkaxъ^*
Dative	*galъcě	*galъkama	*galъkamъ
Instrumental	galъkojǫ, galъkǫ^**	*galъkama	*galъkami
Vocative	*galъko	*galъcě	*galъky

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Related terms

*galъ (“dark, black”)
*gaľa (“black fem. animal (sheep, hen, bitch)”)
*galovъ (“dark, murky”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: галъка (galŭka)
  - Belarusian: га́лка (hálka, “Eurasian jackdaw”), dial. га́ліца (hálica)
  - Russian: га́лка (gálka), га́лька (gálʹka, “Eurasian jackdaw”), dial. га́лица (hályca)
  - Ukrainian: галка (halka, “Eurasian jackdaw”), dial. га́лиця (hálycja)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: галка (galka, “daw”) (Eastern Bulgaria), галица (galica, “daw”) (North-Western Bulgaria), галун m (galun, “crow”)
- Macedonian: галица (galica, “crow”) (dialectal)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: га̑лка (“daw”), га̏лица (“any black bird”) (dialectal)
  Latin: gȃlka (“daw”), gȁlica (“any black bird”) (dialectal)